The Cardinals pulled out a tight one tonight 4-3 to open up their series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a win. Adam Wainwright had another solid start, allowing only 2 runs over 7 innings, giving up 4 hits and striking out 6 in the no decision. The game was tied 3-3 in the 9th when Skip Shumaker doubled to right-center, scoring Brian Barton to put St. Louis on top. Jason Isringhausen came in in the bottom of the inning to secure his 7th save of the year. Ryan Franklin got the win in relief after giving up the lead in the bottom of the 8th, while Milwaukee pitcher Derrick Turnbow picked up the loss. No St. Louis hitters were able to secure multiple hits, though Troy Glaus plated the first 2 runs of the game on an early RBI double. Adam Kennedy added another RBI in the top of the 8th to briefly put the Cards ahead. These two teams will go back at it tomorrow afternoon at 12:05pm (Central time), with the Cardinals sending arguably their best pitcher so far, Spring Training acquisition Kyle Lohse (2-0, 1.48 ERA), to the hill against Brewers lefty Manny Parra (1-1, 5.40 ERA).
